wool LAB station: fibers in transition

The wool production LAB is intended to open up to explorations with raw sheep wool, and to seek for bio-based material opportunities by gathering clients of the landpark and outside participants. Re-using the residual material, allows partic- ipants to engage in the tactile experience of working with the properties of wool and to look back at local traditional crafts, while developping new applications.

The production lab is to be seen as the connecting point between the practices of the shepherd and possible applications on-site.
The LAB provides a spatial frame that reflects a calm environment, in which the material’s potential is explored through reflection, observation and intuition.

All activities are simple, which allows the participants to actively be part of the whole process. The client’s practices adapt to the seasonal change throughout the year, starting with transporting the freshly sheered wool to the LAB. Here you find multiple stations that actively engage with the raw matter.

These stations imply a washing, drying, and felting area, in order to develop for example bio-based insulation sheets. These sheets are then reintroduced to the on-site transportation system, in order to bring them alive in developing areas, like the tiny houses.

Wool provides many opportunities for various applications with the possibility to expand and to connect to different practices.